Chiang Mai Burns Night

This year is the 250th anniversary of the legendary Scottish poet, Robert Burns and to celebrate the occasion Tuskers, along with members of Chiang Mai's Scottish community, will be presenting a traditional Burns Night Supper to celebrate the occasion.

Burns Suppers have been part of Scottish culture for centuries as a means of commemorating their best loved bard who immortalised haggis in verse. The tradition was started by close friends of Burns a few years after his death in 1796 as a tribute to his memory. The basic format for the evening has remained unchanged for over 200 years, it is uniquely Scottish event cloaked in ritual and ceremony which will be evocatively familiar to Scots. The evening will also delight and amaze other nationalities that have not before experienced a Burns Supper so don’t miss this chance for a glimpse at one of the highlights of Scottish culture.

Guests Arrive - Pre-prandial drinks to the accompaniment of Scottish Song and hopefully a bagpiper in full Scottish regalia!

Chairpersons Address - Guests retire to their seats for a few warm words of welcome

 The Arrival of the Haggis - Guests are asked to stand for the arrival of the haggis which is piped in with great ceremony while accompanied by slow hand clapping of the assembled company

The Selkirk Grace

The Recital of To a Haggis - Burns' famous verse immortalised the Scottish dish of haggis. It is recited with great passion and when the speaker reaches the line 'an cut you open wi' ready slight' the haggis is dramatically cut open. At the end of the recital guest rise, applause and drink a toast with shot of whisky. 

The Supper - a traditional meal of cock-a-leekie soup followed by haggis, mashed tatties and bashed neeps

The Immortal Memory - a central part of the evening when an invited guest will give a short speech on Burns

The Toast to the Lassies - a short speech by a male guest and the toasting of the ladies by the men

The Toast to the Laddies - a reply by a lady speaker and a toast to the men by the ladies

The Works of Burns - The recital of a Burns piece by one of the guests

Dancing, Song and Merriment - including some traditional Scottish dances. We all know the Scots like to party so this should be a fitting way to end the evening!

Auld Lang Syne -Theformal part of the evening finishes with guests joining in a rendition ofone of Burns most famous works - Auld Lang Syne

The Tuskers Burns Night Supper will be on Sunday 25th January, the 250th anniversay of Burns birth. The evening will start at 7pm

The cost for the evening is 250baht which includes the dinner and a shot of whisky for toasting the haggis. There will also be a short Burns Night quiz with a bottle of Scotch as a prize.

If possible guest are asked to wear something tartan to enhance the Scottish ambience.

We look forward to entertaining you Scots style. 

Our Burns Night is now fully booked - thank you for your interest.

Tuskers would like to thank a number of guests from the Chiang Mai Scottish community for agreeing to make toasts and recitals during the dinner.